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Planning for an Influenza Pandemic in the Home Health Care Sector Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 1 pm ET During an influenza pandemic, home health care workers can expect to be called on to provide care for hospital patients who are well enough to be discharged but who still need care, as well as patients who need home health care services. On any given day, there are approximately 500,000 patients in home care—three times the number of patients in hospitals. In a pandemic influenza outbreak, the existing home health care population combined with new patients from hospitals is likely to exceed the industry's current capacity to respond. To showcase resources that can support emergency preparedness planning within the home health care sector, particularly in the face of a potential H1N1 pandemic, AHRQ will host a Web conference, Planning for an Influenza Pandemic in the Home Health Care Sector, on September 23, 2009. Emergency preparedness planners and providers, as well as Federal, State, and local community health and home care planners, are all invited to attend. This event will feature a panel discussion and insights from home health care emergency preparedness planners representing different perspectives: health system, Government, health policy, and industry. During the Web conference, participants will learn about AHRQ's resources for emergency preparedness involving home health care, including:
Speakers: (See Speaker Biosketches here)
Slides: This is the last event in a series of four Web conferences. The AHRQ Web site features slides, transcripts, and materials from the previous events:
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